Scott Blumenkranz

Global law firm Freshfields is advising Onodrim Industries, an Amsterdam-based European defense technology company, on its €40 million seed funding. The round was led by Founders Fund, Lakestar, and General Catalyst, with participation from leading funds and angels across Europe and the US. Onodrim Industries is a European defense and industrial technology platform developing the next generation of hardware, software, and industrial capacity required for Europe's long-term security, resilience, and prosperity. More information about the transaction can be found here . The Freshfields team is led by partners Scott Blumenkranz, Saloua Ouchan and associates Noel Zamani, James Blyth, David Hart, Sophie Aubrun, Jovian Marcelo and Erdem Goren, transactional support lawyer Iskander Ong and law clerk Juliet Kim. Partner Thijs P. Flokstra advised on the notarial aspects, and partners Bob van Kasteren and Joe Soltis and associate Daan van Schaik advised on tax matters.

Feb 18

1 min

Twenty-five Freshfields lawyers have been selected to the Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation guide for 2025. The guide recognizes young lawyers who have proven themselves early in private practice, accruing credentials, deals and cases and represent the future of global law practice. The recognized lawyers are: Joshua Ayal – Partner, New York Ivet Bell – Partner, New York Ryan Blicher – Partner, New York Scott Blumenkranz – Partner, Silicon Valley Nicole Cadman – Partner, San Francisco Lisa Cammer – Counsel, New York Nicholas A. Caselli – Partner, New York Sarah Ghulamhussain – Partner, Silicon Valley Andrew Gladstein – Partner, New York Jeff Jay – Partner, New York Sarah Katz – Partner, New York Steven Li – Partner, New York Jennifer Loeb – Partner, Washington, D.C. Eva Mak – Partner, Silicon Valley Jacqueline Marino – Partner, New York Sanjay Murti – Partner, New York Michal Netanyahu – Counsel, New York Sean Quinn – Counsel, Washington, DC Hinda Rabkin – Counsel, New York Tomas Rua – Partner, New York Diego Rueda – Senior Associate, New York Kevin Uhler – Counsel, New York Jeff Zhang – Counsel, Silicon Valley Tracy Zhang – Counsel, Silicon Valley Taryn Zucker – Partner, New York

Jul 15

1 min

A Freshfields team in New York and Silicon Valley is representing Patrick Whitesell, the Executive Chairman of Endeavor, in connection with the Company’s pending sale to Silver Lake. Silver Lake will acquire Endeavor at an equity value of $13 billion and a total consolidated enterprise value of $25 billion. The transaction represents the largest sponsor-backed take-private in the last ten years and the largest ever take-private in the Media and Entertainment sector. The Freshfields team included corporate/M&A lawyers Damien Zoubek, Paul Humphreys, Scott Blumenkranz, Alex Mieszkalski and Casey Hagen; tax lawyers Joe Soltis and Courtney Canning; and executive compensation and benefits lawyer Brandon Gantus.

Apr 4

1 min

Freshfields is advising Capella Space, a San Francisco-headquartered satellite manufacturer and Earth observation company, on its announced $60 million growth equity financing from United States Innovative Technology Fund. Capella plans to use the financing to expand its imaging capacity and develop new data products as customer demand grows for its high-quality SAR imagery and analytics capabilities. The Freshfields corporate team includes Partner Sarah Solum, Counsel Scott Blumenkranz and Associates Alexander Canahuate and Lauren Lee. Partner Menachem Kaplan and Associate Mili Astesiano provided advice on intellectual property-related matters. Counsel Sarah Ghulamhussain provided advice on executive compensation and employee benefits matters. More information can be found here. ENDS

Jan 10

1 min

Freshfields represented TRM Labs in its announced $70 million expansion of its Series B financing led by Thoma Bravo, resulting in total proceeds of $130 million, with participation from new and existing investors including some of the world’s leading financial institutions. TRM Labs provides blockchain intelligence to help government agencies, financial institutions and cryptocurrency businesses detect, investigate and mitigate crypto-related fraud and financial crime. More information about the transaction can be found here. The Freshfields corporate team was led by Partner Sarah Solum, Counsel Scott Blumenkranz and Associates Kimberly Wang and Elizabeth Fleming. Partner Menachem Kaplan and Associate Daniel Spencer provided advice on intellectual property-related matters, and Partner Christine Lyon and Counsel Brock Dahl advised on data privacy and cybersecurity matters. ENDS

Nov 9

1 min